by Jo Cleary, Cleary Stevens Consulting. When I first heard about the cycle BOOM project I thought “Oooo, that sound’s interesting!” Having spent most of my working life promoting cycling as a means of transport and recreation, and as a soon-to-be post 50 life-long cyclist myself, a research project looking at the challenges and benefits… [Read More]
cycle BOOM: Achievements over the first six months
As we approach the first six months of the cycle BOOM project I thought it would be useful to look back at the progress we have made so far. Firstly, I must say that as Principal Investigator on the project I feel very fortunate to be working alongside such a diverse, enthusiastic and multi-skilled team…. [Read More]
Mapping and Measuring Wellbeing
One of the challenges for the cycle BOOM team is identifying ways in which wellbeing whilst cycling can be represented. In pursuit of this, Justin Spinney and I attended the Ordnance Survey OpenData Masterclass hosted in the Cardiff University Engineering Department in November 2013. Here we learned about the potential of new open source (free)… [Read More]
Raleigh to the cause…
With the cycle BOOM project now in full swing, we are busy planning the months ahead including the electric bike (e-Bike) trials this summer. These will be examining the impacts of this assistive technology on independent mobility, mental performance and wellbeing in comparison to regular cycling. For this we need some quality bikes and our… [Read More]
But[tocks]…what exactly are cities for?
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Smoking cigarettes is detrimental to human cells. Not only those you might expect in the mouth and throat but also the skin on your buttocks. I learned this at the Lifelong Health and Wellbeing (LLHW) conference hosted by University College London (6-8 November 2013). It covered a huge variety of topics from the fields of… [Read More]
What does “the ageing research showcase of the decade” tell us?
I was lucky enough to get a place at the massively over-subscribed New Dynamics of Ageing conference in London on 21st October 2013. This was the culmination of the biggest research project on ageing in Europe, ever. So how does the £21 million, from five UK research councils, invested in 35 projects over eight years… [Read More]
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